Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-08-26

Mr.. u. NJ. Biackforl has returned from
iae White Sulphur Syringe.
can't. p. Il. Hooe is confined to his home
r., an attack Of rheumatism.
auditor Price aud Treasurer Harlow, who
..rc been Oh II pleasure trip through the
rlbern STATES returned last night, having
-. NJ II delightful time They feel much
i,clroved by their little recreation and saw
rbey saw everything 10 he seen on their
ron.o Messrs w. J. Hall, Frank Carlin
md Eugene Taylor, who accompanied
lnem, will return on Sunday.
Mr. George Washington, IT,, is rapidly re-
covering from the in uries he received IN me
railroad collision on Tuesday iast.
II is understood that Mr.. ID. 4. Windsor
has stated that he will not be candidate
for The legislature at tbs fall election.
Mrs r. :. Windsor, who has been i'll for
soIne time past, viii leave this city this even
inc on q visit TO her relatives in Portsmouth.
the following items are taken from g let
ter from Rappnhannock to tie Cuipeper
.i{raacc of yesterday:
AT tournament given near Sperryvi'ie,
last week, by Messrs. 7. Ii. o cannon w.
f Anderson and others, Mr. Jordan won
she queen and gave his crown to Mr.. Brown
Njiier. who selected Miss Gator, OF Bnlu
snore, queen of love and beauty. Mr.. Kin
,.Iey crow ID Miss Lulu Smoot, of Aiexan-
dria. frs d of honor; Mr.. Miller, Miss
TAYLOR, 0. ,dcricksburg, second maid OF
honor, ana 4ifr Haywood Miss Martin, OF
Maryland, third maid Mr.. Geo. l. Brown
M delivered the coronation address in 9
yecy gracoiu' manner.
Mr.. Oliver Fnustoa and lady, Of Saul
ton. Va, are al Rose Hill, the b7antifu.
resdenco of Mr.. John r. Fletcher. Mr.
Fuasten is brother of Mrs. + etaher. lie
Aas fecovetei from a severe SPOIL OF isiness.
The Misses Newton, of Alexandria, are
.he guests OF M Middleton MiiIer's family,
MIR. aud Mrs. Wm. F. Anderson gave q
lovely party the 10Th inst, at 'Hawthorne,
complimentary to Mr. and Mrs. VIM B
Smoot, of Alexandria.
"The Misses Yeaton, CT Alexandria, are
boarding at Mr.. James Jett's."
Police REroEr-Last pight Was Gear
,,;d cool with six prisoners at the staticn
house.
posed of the following cases
Richard Was hingtou, colored, arrested ty
officer Young, charged with gambling, was
discharged.
VIM. Jamea coored, arrested By officers
Ilc6r gnG Jones, cUhI EcAi Nltu s'tA t''SAViN 80
Geo Carter, coored was fined - and IN de
fault of payment was sent TO Jail for thirty
days.
4 colored wagon driver arrested Ivy officer
Young. charged with violating the police
regulations at the A. & 4. depot was fined
81
Charles Willis, arrested by officer Nc
Cueu. charged with disoEderly conduct, was
fined 81.
white man, arrested hy officers Grady
and TAYLOR, charged with an assault on his
wife, was put under bond in the sum OF
5000. to keep the peace for twelve months.
Tin Henderson, coored, detained at the
station house for the non payment OF line
Oslo for beating colored woman, was sent
to Jail for sixty days.
Geo. Swansberry, for being drunk on the
street was sent to Jail for ten days.
\ fractions colored boy named Dennis
Garter was locked mp at the station house
ut the request of his mother, till she could
t,Ee HIM to Washington.
Dan Corbiu, colored charged with steal.
Ing boat from Henry Colmen, also colored,
was Yesterday put under bond in the sum OF
500 for his appearance before the grand
jury.
The PROPOSED Mr. VERNON AVENUE
MT. Vernon avenue will be one OF the
loyeIiest drives, and will open up one of the
oveliest sections Of country ia all the uni
verse. This avenue will extend from the
Aqueduct bridge to Mt. Vernon, and the
mrny far sighted gentlemen who have orig
mated the scheme believe that it will be on
" question of few months after the road
y opened before the Jingle OF the street car
,..f, H.. ri Cyar thai
very road. Every Washingtonian who has
believes that If tho road is finally opened 1t
will make the city fairly boom with bus
MSS
1t is the biggest scheme out" said Mr..
Frank Hume, land every ono who has the
least Particle of business sense will say so
TOO If Mt. Vernon avenue is opened there
wil! he hundreds Of littlo truck farms devel-
oped in and around that avenue that will
be of lasting advantage to this city"
"Of course / am in favor Of cutting az
avenue from the AQueduct bridge to Mt.
Vernon" said Mr.. d. A. Windsor. "Y OH may
call it what you please, but the Republicans
suggestion that the new avenue be named
Mt. Vernon is good one, aud indorse it.
il such an avenue is built you can depend
upon it that it will be big thing for Wash
ington."
DR.. Harold Snowden, of the Alexandra
GAZETTE, said: "If Mt. Vernon avenue /:
opened, Alexandria, Washington and al
the country between the two cities nameo
will profit by it! The National RepublieG'
is doing a good work in advocating ID.
seheme."- Washington Republican Of 10 dag
LICENSE SUsPENDED.-Th report of Ia
local inspectors who investigated the col
lison between the steamers Mary Washing
ton and the Pilot Boy. near Giesbp ro ~
the 9th inst. and the charges preferred
against the pilot OF the latter steamer By i
Randall, has been received by Supervisor.
Inspector Dumont. In it they 6nd ths' IL,
collision, which was only slight one wa
caused by the pilot in charge Of the p